Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast

My new mantra for 2025 is “Less is More.” That means less stress, less shiny new objects, less filling my brain with new information – not that I will stop learning because I love to learn, but my goal is to be more...

I’m always looking for ways to improve my life and my health and what Martha Beck had to say about beliefs in her book, "In the Way of Integrity" and how "our false beliefs can cause suffering and self-sabotage" was...

I've been reading Martha Beck's book, "In the Way of Integrity." She says that "to be in integrity is to be one thing, whole and undivided, and that the cure for unhappiness is being in integrity with yourself and...

Today is my birthday! This podcast episode is about some of the most important lessons that I have learned in my 50+ years around the sun. For me, the bravest thing that I have done in my life is to take a step back...

In this podcast episode, learn the four questions you need to ask yourself to understand why you might struggle with weight. I would encourage you to spend some time answering these questions for yourself. You might...

What is the life that you have always wanted? Are you living it? Why? Or, Why not? Do you feel like you’re too busy or too overwhelmed to live the life you have always wanted to live? Maybe you’re just exhausted and...

I get it – sometimes you need a little help losing weight. Sometimes you want to try something that someone else said worked for them and you want to try it too. You’ve lost the weight and now you’re ready to move to...

Are you someone who eats emotionally? Someone who uses food to cope with life may feel shame, hopelessness, guilt, stress, anxiety, or inadequacy. I know that I have felt all of these things. Do any of them ring true...

The adage is true that you become like the 5 people that you spend the most time with. You are affected by the 5 places you spend the most time in, and what you spend your time on and focus on the most – these are the...

Research results show that having lots of visceral fat (that’s fat around the organs) is associated with vascular brain injury and reduced cognitive function. That means that excess fat provides chronic inflammation,...

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Health Awareness month. In this episode of Living Life Beyond the Couch Podcast, we are exploring potential root causes and some things you can do today to prevent Alzheimer's...

Did you know that anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and other bothersome symptoms can be related to past trauma? You might think that being exposed to trauma would cause symptoms to develop immediately. But...